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Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande

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Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande in Brazil
Photo: Silvio Bergamini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande, also referred to as Fortaleza de São Miguel, Fortaleza da Praia Grande and Fortaleza da Barra Grande, is located to the south-east on the island of Santo Amaro, between Góis beach and Santa Cruz dos Navegantes beach, overlooking the Barra Grande, the access channel to the port of the town (today city) of Santos, in the present-day municipality of Guarujá, on the coast of the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

Machine-translated from “Fortaleza de Santo Amaro da Barra Grande” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande ranks #7,207 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #41 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande?

Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande stands in Brazil, at -23.99485°, -46.30687°.

How famous is Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,207 of 8,134 worldwide, and #41 in Brazil. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Fortress of Santo Amaro da Barra Grande?

Andradas Fort, about 4 km away.

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